Thom Rainer takes some helpful observations, adds some faux King James language, and formulates ten commandments for guest-friendly churches. We’ve flagged most of these at mgpc before, but they need to be repeated on a regular basis. It’s so easy to forget that we gather as the church with a mission intent, not an attender …
Conducting the funeral of a believing lady with a huge passion for world mission, being able to share the same Gospel she believed and shared freely with others. Two other of our ladies asking, and then praying for me before the service in the foyer that I’d have the strength and capacity to minister well. …
Learning how to really listen is the hardest and most constantly challenging part of being a disciple of Jesus and a pastor. The temptation is to jump in with answers, as if that will bring God’s power to the situation. We’re not the first response team. God is always here before us. What is he …
This is a truth I need to understand again and again. From Zack Eswine’s Sensing Jesus: One of the first signs that we are approaching the borders of attempting omnipotence is this: we believe that another is choosing a course of action because he or she simply isn’t clear on what is right. Therefore, we …
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